US6302279B1 - In-store rear loadable display array - Google Patents
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- Typical merchandise aisles such as in supermarkets, have display rack or gondola arrays which are fixed in position.
- the arrays are typically positioned between two parallel aisles which intersect a transverse end aisle.
- the gondola arrays typically include an end cap facing the transverse end aisle and one or more gondolas extending between the parallel aisles which terminate at the end cap. Consumers can select merchandise from the end cap when in the end aisle and from the front of the other gondolas when in the other aisles. It is arrays such as this which must be loaded from the fronts of the gondolas because there is no available alternative.
- Back loading is known, but only in arrays of refrigerated cabinets and the like, such as those used for milk display and dispensing.
- the shelving is accessible to customers from an aisle, via a door or like opening in the cabinets.
- the shelving can be loaded with fresh merchandise from a storage area behind the cabinets and shelving.
- Customers obviously can gain access to the merchandise from the aisle, but there is no customer access either from another parallel aisle or from the end of an end cap array, the latter because there is no end cap.
- an in-store product display area rack array adapted to be located at the end of a row of display racks and positioned between a pair of first and second parallel aisles and a third end aisle perpendicular to the parallel aisles is provided.
- the aisles are used by customers for selecting merchandise from the front surfaces of racks located on opposite sides of the aisles.
- the display area rack array comprises a first fixed rack for storage and display of merchandise, the first rack having a front display surface facing a first aisle, a parallel rear surface adapted to be exposed to a second adjacent parallel aisle and side surfaces which are generally perpendicular to the rear and front surfaces, a second end cap rack for storage and display of merchandise, the second rack being mounted adjacent to and moveable relative to the first rack, the second end cap rack having a front display face facing the third end aisle, the second end cap display rack having a rear face which is generally parallel to the third end aisle and which is parallel to and closely adjacent to one of the side surfaces of the first rack, the second end cap display rack being moveable between a first position in which the rear face and the one side surface of the first rack are closely adjacent and a second position in which the rear face and the one side surface are spaced apart a distance sufficient to allow a person to freely enter the space therebetween and to load the second end cap rack with merchandise from the rear face, and a third rack for storage and display of merchandise, the third rack being mounted adjacent to and move
- the display rack assembly includes a fixed pocket adjacent the end cap rack and in line with the third rack and positioned to receive the third rack when it is moved to expose the rear surface of the first rack.
- the rack array includes means for mounting the second and third racks for movement in directions parallel to the first and second aisles.
- the rack array includes means for mounting at least one of the second and third racks for pivotal movement about corners of the second and third racks. At least one of the second and third moveable racks is supported on rollers supported on the floor of the display area.
- roller means are provided for mounting the first and third racks to each other, whereby the third rack may roll from a first position confronting the rear surface of the first display rack to a second position in which the rear surface is exposed to the second aisle to permit loading of the first rack with merchandise from the rear surface thereof.
- the display rack array may desirably further comprise a plurality of the first fixed racks arrayed in a row, each having a rear surface, and a plurality of the third moveable racks arrayed in a row for movement in a direction parallel to the rear surfaces of the first racks.
- the display rack array includes roller means mounted on the first and third racks for rollingly supporting the third racks on the first racks for rolling movement away from the first rack rear surfaces to expose the rear surfaces to allow loading of the first racks with goods from the rear surfaces of the first racks.
- the roller means comprise a track mounted on the first racks and rollers mounted on the third racks.
- FIG. 1 is a top perspective of an in-store merchandise display area array including an adjacent end cap in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the merchandise display area array of FIG. 1 and its environment;
- FIG. 3 is a plan view like FIG. 2, but in an open rear loading orientation
- FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of a fixed storage and display gondola of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of a gondola of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 5A is an enlarged front elevational view of a rail of the gondola of FIGS. 4 and 5;
- FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a moveable storage and display gondola of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of FIG. 6;
- FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a moveable gondola of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of FIG. 8;
- FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view, partially broken away, of the pocket of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 11 is a fragmentary plan view of the support, stabilization and guidance system for reciprocating the gondola of FIG. 6 relative to a fixed gondola;
- FIG. 12 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view of the support, stabilization and guidance system for reciprocating the gondola of FIG. 6;
- FIG. 13 is a view of a further embodiment of an in-store product display area like that of FIG. 2, but omitting a pocket;
- FIG. 14 is a view of another embodiment like those of FIG. 2 and FIG. 13, but omitting a pocket and employing a full width end cap gondola;
- FIG. 15 is yet another embodiment of an in-store product area and end cap, but employing a moveable gondola which is pivotally mounted to expose the rear face of a fixed gondola for restocking from the rear; and
- FIG. 16 is a still further embodiment, but employing a moveable end cap which is pivotally mounted to expose the rear face of the end cap for restocking from the rear.
- an in-store product display area array 1 at the end of a row is disposed between a pair of first and second customer accessible parallel aisles A 1 and A 2 and at a third end aisle A 3 which is generally transverse to the first and second aisles A 1 and A 2 .
- the product display area comprises one or more first fixed display gondolas 10 , a display gondola 12 positioned at the rear of each fixed display gondola 10 and which is moveable relative to the associated display gondola 10 , and an end cap gondola 14 adjacent to one of the fixed display gondolas 10 .
- End cap gondola 14 is moveable relative to the fixed display gondola 10 .
- Display gondolas 10 and 12 face outwardly adjacent their confronting aisles A 1 and A 2 , respectively; end cap gondola 14 faces outwardly adjacent aisle A 3 . All of the gondolas are supported on a base or floor F.
- a fixed pocket 16 is provided adjacent end cap gondola 14 .
- Pocket 16 is dimensioned and positioned to temporarily nestingly receive an adjacent display gondola 12 .
- Pocket 16 faces aisles A 3 and A 2 .
- Pocket 16 is hollow, and one or both of its aisle facing walls 16 A and 16 B may be used as display surfaces or may be provided with racking or the like for merchandising purposes, as wall 16 A is shown by FIG. 1 and as shown in FIG. 2 in dotted line to illustrate the fact that such racking is optional.
- the end cap gondola 14 is supported for rolling reciprocating movement, as in the direction of parallel aisles A 1 and A 2 . As such, it may be moved from the position illustrated in FIG. 2 to the position shown in FIG. 3 .
- the movement may be a distance of from 2 to 3 feet, a distance insufficient to block aisle A 3 , but sufficient to permit access to the rear face 14 A thereof for the loading of fresh or new merchandise. Loading from the rear will guarantee that merchandise (first-in merchandise) previously loaded will be presented to the customer before newly-loaded merchandise, assuring first-in, first-out selection.
- the moveable display gondolas 12 may be moved from their positions of coincidence and alignment with the rear surfaces 10 A of the fixed gondolas 10 to positions in which the rear surfaces 10 A are fully exposed and accessible for loading of fresh or new merchandise. Loading from the rear will guarantee that merchandise previously loaded will be presented to the consumer before newly-loaded merchandise.
- the first moveable gondola 12 may be moved laterally and parallel to aisles A 1 and A 2 and into pocket 16 .
- the other moveable gondolas 12 may be moved laterally and parallel to aisles A 1 and A 2 serially to expose the rear surfaces 10 A of successive gondolas 10 , also for loading from the rear, as described.
- the gondolas 10 may be about 4 feet ⁇ 4 feet in plan view
- gondolas 12 may be about 4 feet ⁇ 4 feet in plan view
- gondolas 14 may be about 4 feet ⁇ 18 inches in plan view.
- moveable gondola 14 may weight as much as 4800 pounds. Loading of typical gondolas 12 may be several thousand pounds or more.
- Gondolas 14 may be sectionalized to reduce the weight of the individual sections to facilitate their movement.
- a fixed display gondola 10 comprises suitable vertical standards or frame members 50 supported on floor F and transverse, lateral and angled frame members or struts 52 , to secure, integrate and stabilize the standards 50 , thereby to provide a stable, satisfactorily rigid assembly.
- the lower regions of the gondola 10 may be used to display cartons C of beverage containers, such as six-packs of cans, twelve-packs of cans, multi-pack cartons of bottles, etc.
- Cartons C are supported on inclined shelves 54 which may comprise roller bearings upon which the cartons are seated. Because of their weight, the cartons C tend to move forwardly on the roller bearings until the forward-most ones of the cartons C engage a shelf stop or lip 56 . To remove a carton, a consumer need only slightly elevate the carton C to be selected above a lip 56 and pull the carton C forward. The next succeeding carton C will then roll forwardly on the roller bearings until it is stopped by a confronting lip 56 . As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the number of rows of cartons C may be four, although other rack widths and carton arrays may be used as well.
- the upper regions of the gondola 10 are adapted for displaying and dispensing beverage containers, such as bottles B.
- the bottles B in the exemplary embodiment, are shown as two-liter, carbonated beverage bottles comprising a conventional, plastic container 58 and an associated plastic closure 60 for sealingly closing the container.
- These containers may be viewed as having enlarged neck zones, in this case being provided by the closures, and in particular by an enlarged flange formed on the closure.
- Closure 60 comprises a conventional internally threaded cap and an outwardly projecting circular flange.
- the container 58 may be of a conventionally used plastic material and the closure 60 may be formed of a conventionally used plastic material.
- a typical two-liter container is about 4 ⁇ fraction (11/32) ⁇ inches in diameter.
- the closure is about 1 ⁇ fraction (3/16) ⁇ inches in diameter and about ⁇ fraction (13/16) ⁇ inches in height.
- the flange is about 1 ⁇ fraction (7/16) ⁇ inches in diameter and is about ⁇ fraction (1/16) ⁇ inch thick.
- the material of which the closure 60 is made is of sufficient strength and rigidity to easily support the weight of filled bottles B, as well as any shock loads and stresses placed on the closure 60 and the flange without damaging the closures or associated containers, or their sealed relationships.
- the upper regions of the gondola 10 mount a series of parallel guide and supporting channels or rails 64 which incline forwardly and downwardly within the gondola 10 .
- the rails 64 may be adapted for supporting other like containers, such as, for example, one-half liter and three-liter containers.
- Each rail 64 is adapted to be secured to the rack 10 by support formations.
- Each rail 64 comprises a top, integrally formed sides, and inwardly projecting bottom flanges 66 .
- Flanges 66 are spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the diameter of the neck of the container below the threads of the container and immediately adjacent the flange of the closure 58 .
- bottles B may move easily from the rear of a rail 64 to the front of a rail 64 and along and relative to the flanges 66 .
- the distance between the confronting edges of flanges 66 is about 1.15 inches
- the width of rails 64 is about 2.0 inches
- the flanges 66 project inwardly about 0.43 inch from their sides.
- gondola 10 The structure of gondola 10 , the arrangement of the rails and their relationship with bottles B and the means for facilitating, dispensing and removal of the bottles B from the rails may be in accordance with the showings in U.S. application Ser. No. 09/049,798 filed Mar. 27, 1998, the disclosure of which is here incorporated by reference.
- moveable storage and display gondolas 12 are seen to comprise a support structure which may comprise a backplate 80 and a pair of vertical standards or columns 82 secured thereto. Further rigidifying structure such as transverse header and footer plates or channels 84 may be employed as well. Standards 82 may define suitable slots for receiving hooked mounting brackets 86 . Brackets 86 may be integrated with shelving such as open wire shelving 88 , which is then suspended between spaced standards 82 for supporting goods to be merchandised and sold, such as potato chips, snacks, etc.
- Gondolas 12 are mounted for movement between positions illustrated by FIG. 2 in which they mask and close off from view the rear surfaces 10 A of associated gondolas 10 and positions in which they expose for access and use the rear surfaces of associated gondolas 10 .
- the array 1 provides track and roller means mounted on and between gondolas 10 and 12 to provide a support, stabilization and guidance system for facilitating movement of gondolas 12 .
- the backplate 80 of gondola 12 mounts grooved rollers 90 A, 90 B. Rollers 90 A, 90 B are journalled for rotation on axles 92 and retained, as by lock pins 94 .
- pairs of upper rollers 90 A and lower rollers 90 B are disposed adjacent the opposite standards 82 to provide the greatest stability for a gondola 12 as it moves to expose and close off the rear surface of an associated gondola 10 .
- upper and lower tracks 96 which are proportioned to mate with and support rollers 90 A, 90 B are provided at or on the fixed gondolas 10 .
- These may comprise structurally suitable, end supported plates as illustrated, mounted by spaced brackets 98 , secured at the upper and lower regions of gondolas 10 and of any associated pocket 16 , or may be modular, but spaced closely enough so that the gondolas 12 may transition easily between adjacent modular track segments.
- pocket 16 is fixed and is located adjacent moveable gondola 10 when the array is in a customer use mode.
- Pocket 16 is hollow and comprises a plurality of vertical columns 150 and outer face panels, including front face panel 152 facing aisle A 3 and side face panel 154 facing aisle A 2 .
- An inner panel 156 facing the side surface of gondola 14 is optional.
- Cross members 160 complete the structural array defining the pocket 16 .
- any cross-members 160 at the rear of the pocket must be situated at an elevation which is higher than that of the top of the gondola 12 so that a gondola 12 may easily move along rails 96 into the pocket 16 to expose the rear surface of a fixed gondola 10 .
- the width of the pocket 16 (the distance between spaced columns 150 is minimally greater than the depth of the adjacent moveable gondola 12 thereby to minimize the non-used floor space).
- the depth of the pocket 16 should also be the minimum necessary to receive a gondola 12 so that the entire rear surface of the adjacent fixed display gondola may be exposed and accessed to facilitate complete rear loading thereof.
- outer face panel 154 may be omitted and a shelving assembly 155 substituted therefor or a shelving assembly 155 may simply be positioned against outer face panel 154 .
- a shelving assembly may be mounted in any suitable fashion, such as via bracketed hooks inserted in the slotted standards 150 as in the manner described in connection with the shelving of gondola 12 .
- side panel 154 may be decorated with suitable graphics, as may be front face panel 152 .
- a moveable end gondola 14 comprises a generally rectilinear frame assembly comprising vertical standards or columns 100 which define a vertical pattern of keyhole shaped slots.
- the keyhole slots may be used to affix and mount display racks to provide a decorative and/or functional rack for goods to be sold.
- Lateral, transverse and angled struts 112 physically secure and stabilize the columns 100 of gondola 14 .
- gondola 14 is supported on the floor F on four casters 114 , one at each corner.
- Casters 114 may be steel or may have rubber treads. They may roll on floor F or on plates or tracks mounted on floor F. They may be individually power assisted, as by drive motors.
- gondola 14 also provides a series of shelves such as inclined shelves 118 on which merchandise such as cartons C of soft drink cans are displayed for purchase. Shelves 118 have upwardly projecting lips at the front to prevent the cartons from inadvertent ejection from the shelves. To remove a carton C, a customer needs only slightly elevate a carton C above the lip and pull the carton forwardly.
- the upper regions of gondola 14 may be adapted for displaying and dispensing beverage containers, such as two-liter and three-liter carbonated beverage bottles B.
- Each bottle B may comprise a conventional, plastic container 58 and an associated plastic closure 60 for sealingly closing the container.
- These containers may have enlarged neck zones, such as by way of a conventional enlarged flange formed with the closure 60 .
- the upper regions of the gondola 14 mount a series of parallel guide and supporting channels or rails 130 which incline forwardly and downwardly within the gondola 14 .
- Each rail 130 is adapted to be secured to the gondola 14 by suitable support formations, as in the manner in which rails 64 are secured.
- Each rail 130 has inwardly projecting bottom flanges 132 which are spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the diameter of the neck of the container below the threads of the container and immediately adjacent the enlarged flange of the closure 60 .
- bottles B may move easily from the rear of a rail 130 to the front of a rail 130 and along and relative to the flanges 132 .
- the distance between the confronting edges of flanges 132 is about 1.15 inches
- the width of rails 130 is about 2.0 inches
- the flanges 132 project inwardly about 0.43 inch from their sides, as was the case with rails 64 .
- the array 1 makes it possible easily to assure first-in, first-out selection of merchandise by making it possible to load new merchandise from the rear of supermarket gondolas. This enhances the likelihood of keeping customers satisfied with the quality and consistency of the merchandise purchased, at a minimal expense to the vendor and vendor's suppliers who are usually required to do the restocking of merchandise, such as carbonated beverages and the like. Now stocking of goods requires no extra effort or special attention, contrary to the situation as it has existed to this time.
- the fixed gondolas 10 were associated with moveable gondolas 12 and moveable end cap gondola 14 .
- a pocket 16 was provided to receive an adjacent moveable gondola 12 .
- the space occupied by a pocket in FIG. 2 is left empty in FIG. 13 .
- Temporary moveable display racks or the like could be positioned there if desired or, if the moveable gondolas 12 A could be moved to the right to expose the rear surfaces 10 R of gondolas 10 E, the space occupied by the pocket 16 in FIG. 2 could be permanently filled with shelving or the like in the embodiment of FIG. 13 .
- the moveable end cap gondola 14 B occupies the entire space formerly occupied by pocket 16 in FIG. 1 .
- either the end cap gondolas 14 B must be moved to permit movement of a gondola 12 B to gain access to the rear surface 10 R of the adjacent fixed gondola 10 B or the array must permit the moveable gondolas 12 B to move to the right as seen in FIG. 14 to expose the rear surface 10 R of gondolas 10 B for rear loading.
- FIGS. 15 and 16 Other alternatives for mounting an end cap gondola and moveable display gondolas for movement to gain access to the rear surfaces of fixed gondolas and the rear surface of an end cap gondola are shown in FIGS. 15 and 16.
- the end cap gondola 14 C is reciprocable to permit access to its rear face 14 R.
- the moveable display gondolas 12 C are mounted on a vertical axis 12 V at one corner so that the gondola 12 C pivots between a rear surface covering position and a second dotted line position in which the rear surface 10 R of the fixed gondola 10 C is accessible for rear loading.
- the moveable display gondolas 12 D are mounted for reciprocation, as was the case in the embodiment of FIG. 2 .
- the end cap gondola 14 D is mounted on a vertical axis at one corner so that the gondola 14 D pivots between a position in which its rear face directly confronts the side surface of an adjacent fixed gondola 10 D and another position in which its rear face 14 D is fully exposed for rear loading (as shown by the dotted line position in FIG. 16 ).
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